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"The Noshing with Nina Show"

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The Noshing with Nina  Show The Noshing with Nina Show is a monthly cablecast produced by INFEMNITY Productions LLC  at Manhattan Neighborhood Network , hosted by Nina Kennedy , where artists present their work, introduce their upcoming projects, and discuss current events in arts, culture, and entertainment news. In addition to being broadcast on MNN, the show also airs on BRIC Arts Media  Network, Bronx Network, Queens Public Television, Denver Open Media, Cheshire TV, People TV (Atlanta), SPNN (St. Paul, Minnesota), and CMN TV (Oakland County, Minnesota). Past guests on the show include filmmaker Julie Dash, actor Tina Alexis Allen , drama coach Marishka Phillips , chanteuse and finalist in NBC's ''The Voice'' Kimberly Nichole , founder of the Ella Sheppard School of Music George Cooper , orchestral conductor Débora Waldman , singer/songwriter Mz. Fishe , and pop/R&B singer Xav A. , among others. Celebrities appearing on the show include Sarah Jess...

The 2018 NYWIFT Muse Awards

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                                                                                                                       Photo credit: Nina Kennedy What a difference a year makes! Last year when we were on the Red Carpet covering the 2017 NYWIFT  (New York Women in Film and Television) Muse Awards, we were green members of the press corps, struggling elbow-to-elbow with our colleagues trying to get the stars to stop for an interview or pose for our camera on its tripod. This year, we were full on maniacs! I unceremoniously stuck my microphone into the faces of all of the guests who walked the carpet, and April - this time with her camera on a mono-pod - flew up and down the carpet to...

The Stars Come Out for the 2017 NYWIFT Muse Awards

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The annual New York Women in Film and Television Muse Awards took place Thursday December 14 th  in the Grand Ballroom of the New York Hilton in midtown Manhattan. IN F EM NITY Productions and The Noshing with Nina Show had an official capacity this year as members of the press corps, and as such we were invited to cover the Red Carpet arrivals. Honorees included celebrated filmmaker Julie Dash , actors Laura Dern and Judith Light , Amy Emmerich (Chief Content Officer at Refinery29), and Regina K. Scully (filmmaker and CEO of the Artemis Rising Foundation). Emmy Award-winning contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning , and our dear friend and colleague Nancy Giles served as emcee. Nancy Giles The program kicked-off with an inspiring speech by  NY Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul , stressing the importance of assisting and supporting female colleagues in the industry, and lifting each other up.  Harvey Weinstein’s ears must have been burning as virtua...